George Richey
George Richey (born George Baker Richardson; November 30, 1935 – July 31, 2010) was a prolific American songwriter, record producer. He was born in Arkansas, but raised in Malden, Missouri.
George Richey
July 31, 2010 (aged 74)
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Dorothy Ann Tippit(m. 1953; div. 1969)
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Sheila Hall(m. 1974; div. 1977)
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Sheila Slaughter(m. 2001)
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Piano
1960s–1990s
Career[edit]
Richey was a mainstay of the Nashville country music community since the 1960s through his songwriting and record production. In the 1970s, he co-wrote "Keep Me in Mind," a No. 1 country hit for Lynn Anderson in 1973. He also wrote hits for future wife Tammy Wynette and Wynette's then-husband, George Jones, including Jones's "A Picture of Me (Without You)" and "The Grand Tour," and Wynette's "'Til I Can Make It On My Own" and "You and Me", among many other artists. Richey served as a session musician for recordings by Marty Robbins, Ringo Starr and Lefty Frizzell.
Richey served as the musical director for the television show Hee Haw from 1970 to 1977.
While married to Wynette, he was her full-time manager, producer and songwriter.[1][2] Following her death in 1998, he largely retreated from public life.
In popular culture[edit]
He is portrayed by Steve Zahn in the 2022 television miniseries, George & Tammy.[9]